10-20-Life Felons Admitted to Prison

Cumulative Admissions by Quarter

The 10-20-Life legislation imposed mandatory minimum sentences for crimes committed on or after July 1, 1999. The delay between the effective date of the legislation and the beginning of substantial prison admissions with the new sentences reflects the time required to arrest, try, and sentence felons for the crimes they committed.

QUALIFYING OFFENSES BY INMATE

CUMULATIVE
ADMISSIONS
BY YEAR-QUARTER

3 YR

10 YR

20 YR

25 YR-LIFE

LIFE

TOTAL

1999 JUL-SEP

1

0

0

0

0

1

1999 OCT-DEC

8

0

0

1

0

9

2000 JAN-MAR

35

9

1

2

0

47

2000 APR-JUN

101

45

4

6

0

156

2000 JUL-SEP

178

90

7

10

1

286

2000 OCT-DEC

253

142

10

16

2

423

2001 JAN-MAR

329

205

22

29

2

587

2001 APR-JUN

413

279

29

40

7

768

2001 JUL-SEP

479

341

34

56

8

918

2001 OCT-DEC

560

425

39

71

8

1,103

2002 JAN-MAR

633

513

51

82

9

1,288

2002 APR-JUN

708

593

58

94

10

1,463

2002 JUL-SEP

784

678

67

111

14

1,654

2002 OCT-DEC

866

767

76

123

19

1,851

2003 JAN-MAR

942

831

86

135

21

2,015

2003 APR-JUN

1,018

924

102

162

27

2,233

2003 JUL-SEP

1,123

1,012

119

175

30

2,459

2003 OCT-DEC

1,208

1,100

129

194

33

2,664

2004 JAN-MAR

1,313

1,187

143

209

34

2,886

2004 APR-JUN

1,414

1,275

153

236

40

3,118

2004 JUL-SEP

1,494

1,364

165

259

43

3,325

2004 OCT-DEC

1,578

1,452

178

282

48

3,538

2005 JAN-MAR

1,646

1,537

189

306

54

3,732

2005 APR-JUN

1,732

1,639

201

334

59

3,965

2005 JUL-SEP

1,822

1,733

213

360

64

4,192

2005 OCT-DEC

1,909

1,815

231

380

70

4,405

2006 JAN-MAR

2,000

1,896

243

403

77

4,619

2006 APR-JUN

2,082

1,981

258

421

83

4,825

Through June 2006, a total of 4,825 inmates have been admitted to prison with a sentence imposed under the 10-20-Life legislation.

The largest group of inmates sentenced under the legislation to date 2,082 or (43.2%) was convicted as felons in possession of a gun, receiving the 3-year mandatory minimum prison term.

Inmates sentenced to the longer mandatory sentences include: 1,981 inmates (41.1%) received 10 years, 258 (5.3%) received 20 years, 421 (8.7%) received 25 years or longer, and 83 (1.7%) received Life.

For this report inmates are categorized based on the longest mandatory minimum sentence they have received. An inmate sentenced for more than one crime may have received more than one mandatory sentence.

This report combines into one category those whose longest mandatory minimum sentence is 25 years or more (excluding life), because the law provides for a range of sentences from 25 years to life for those who fire a gun resulting in injury or death. A separate category for Life is provided as well.